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Overview"More than 40 million Americans have served in the U.S. military during wartime. Only 3500 have been awarded the Medal of Honor. Of these, three have received the medal twice. One was recommended for it a third time. Marine Corps Sergeant Major Daniel J. Daly was an unlikely hero at five feet, six inches tall and 132 pounds. What he lacked in size he made up for in grit. He received his first Medal of Honor for single-handedly holding off enemy attacks during China's Boxer Rebellion of 1900, the second for his daring, one-man action during an ambush in Haiti in 1915. He was nominated for (but not awarded) an unprecedented third medal in World War I for his valor at Belleau Wood, where he led a charge against the German stronghold with the battle cry, ""Come on you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?"" This first full-length biography presents a detailed examination of a Marine Corps legend." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Charley RobertsPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.148kg ISBN: 9781476686769ISBN 10: 1476686769 Pages: 277 Publication Date: 30 July 2022 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface: Even Heroes Have Heroes One—An Epic Moment Two—The Making of the Man Three—Marine Recruit Four—The Boxer Rebellion Five—Peking Siege Six—Love in War Seven—Sea Soldier Eight—Vera Cruz Nine—Haiti Ten—Dominican Republic Eleven—Over There Twelve—Chateau Thierry Thirteen—Belleau Wood Fourteen—The Third Medal of Honor Fifteen—Soissons Sixteen—St. Mihiel Seventeen—Blanc Mont Ridge Eighteen—Meuse-Argonne Nineteen—Final Years Twenty—Daly's Legacy Sergeant Major Daniel J. Daly's Medals and Citations Chapter Notes Bibliography IndexReviews"""While there has been much written about Sergeant Major Dan Daly, I can't imagine a book more detailed or well-researched.""--Michael Archer, military historian, 2019 winner of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation's Col. Joseph Alexander Award for biography" While there has been much written about Sergeant Major Dan Daly, I can't imagine a book more detailed or well-researched. --Michael Archer, military historian, 2019 winner of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation's Col. Joseph Alexander Award for biography Author InformationCharley Roberts is a journalist and military historian. He has been an investigative reporter and state capital correspondent for the Orange County Register and Washington bureau chief and executive editor of the Los Angeles Daily Journal. He lives in Roseville, California. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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